Basic Cookie Dough

• 2.75tcup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
• 1tcup(s) (2 sticks) butter (no substitutions), softened
• 3/4 cup(s) granulated sugar
• 1tlarge egg
• 1tteaspoon(s) vanilla extract

1. On waxed paper, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
2. In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar 1 minute or until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Add egg and vanilla; beat until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour mixture just until blended, occasionally scraping bowl.
3. Follow directions for your choice of cookie. Choose from: Fig-Filled Moons, Chocolate Pinwheels, Chewy Fruit Bars, Butter Cookie Cutouts, Hazelnut-Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Cranberry-Orange Spice Cookies, Apple Pie Spice Rugelach, Gingerbread Cutouts, Mexican Wedding Cookies, Chocolate-Dipped Peppermint Sticks, Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprints, Stained Glass Ornaments.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/basic-cookie-dough-53006751 (may not work)